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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A Detailed Look At A Yin Yoga Teacher Course

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By Faye Martins
Yoga comes in many different forms. Yin yoga is a specific style of yoga with special postures that are held for a long time. This helps energy flow through deep connective tissue. People looking to teach this style of yoga would benefit from taking a yin yoga teacher course. These courses will give people a deep understanding of this style as well as how to teach it properly.

The Benefits of Yin Yoga

Teacher training courses for yin yoga will explore the many benefits of this style. It won't be a quick look at benefits, however. Training courses make sure one knows every way that yin yoga benefits those who practice it. A teacher must have deep knowledge of its advantages in order to help students get the most out of their class.

The benefits that are taught during training courses are increased flexibility, less stress, and a calmer mind. Other benefits that are covered include increased stamina and better energy flow. People taking the course will be able to understand how and why yin yoga is able to provide these many different benefits.

Yin Yoga Principles

Yoga has many important principles, and yin yoga is based upon these same principles as well as having its own set of special precepts.

People looking to take a course to teach yin yoga should be ready to learn all about the heart and soul of yoga and its principles. Courses generally teach how yoga is more than just exercises and postures. It is a way of life, and these postures are to be practiced along with the mental and spiritual exercises of yin yoga.

Other main principles of yin yoga include perfect stillness, understanding the body's boundaries, and how time is important when attempting poses. People taking courses will also learn how yin yoga differs from the many different types of yang yoga.

Learning How to Teach

Yin yoga courses also instruct people in the art of teaching this particular style. In order to be an effective teacher that helps students get the most out of a course, one must first understand the subject he or she is teaching very well.

In addition, training courses teach that one must be able to create lessons for each class that give students information in an easy-to-understand format. Students should be able to ask questions when they are confused, and the teacher needs to create an atmosphere of kindness.

Training courses emphasize how yin yoga is a style that calms the mind and helps people meditate; this is why teachers should not have a stressful, intense teaching style.

Teaching Postures and Sequences

Yin yoga cannot be properly taught without advanced knowledge of its many postures and sequences. Teacher training courses will help people learn exactly how to do each pose without hurting themselves or others. Harming oneself or a student would be devastating.

Moreover, yin yoga can only be practiced properly when one knows all the poses and sequences. Training courses will help people learn each sequence by heart and guide them to create their own sequences.

Yin yoga concentrates on helping relax deep tissue and has many other benefits. People looking to teach yin yoga should be prepared to learn its principles, postures, sequences, and other important aspects of this unique style.
Faye Martins, is a Yoga teacher and a graduate of the Yoga teacher training program at: Aura Wellness Center in, Attleboro, MA.  To see more about Yoga click here.

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